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Local Government Support for Privately Owned Affordable Housing

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

By most accounts, the need for affordable housing across North Carolina is massive. According to 2019 census data, over a million North Carolina households are “cost burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What can local governments do to address the need for more affordable housing ?

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What is a land bank?

Center for Community Progress

State laws gives land banks their unique powers. A community land trust is a nonprofit that owns and provides permanent community control of land and affordable housing through “ground leases.” Community priorities and state laws determine what land banks can do with properties.

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New Report on Ten Years of Land Banking in New York Offers Compelling Metrics of Success, Useful Lessons, and a Lot of Inspiration

Center for Community Progress

By Tarik Abdelazim , Director, National Technical Assistance, Center for Community Progress Before I came to Community Progress, I spent eight years in public service in my hometown, Binghamton, New York. For example, land banks in New York are: Expanding the Production of Affordable Housing. What the heck is a land bank ?”

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Community safety partnership for MacArthur Park in Los Angeles?

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some time ago, I learned about how the LA Police Department in association with the Housing Authority, created what they called a community safety partnership, to put officers full time in high crime housing projects. The program has been quite successful (" After Years Of Violence, L.A.'s

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Collaboration with career staff is critical to appointees’ success

Partnership for Public Service

The desire for political appointees to have strong partnerships with the career staff at their agencies animates the Partnership for Public Service’s Ready to Govern program. The post Collaboration with career staff is critical to appointees’ success appeared first on Partnership for Public Service.

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What is a tax lien sale and why is it a bad way of dealing with vacant properties?

Center for Community Progress

After providing notice to the property owner of delinquency, many local governments have the power, granted in state law, to foreclose on unpaid property taxes. In a depressed housing market, fewer owners are able to redeem the amount of the debt sold to a tax lien buyer. However, this process typically takes years.

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That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs

Partnership for Public Service

Recognizing these challenges, The Partnership for Public Service is gathering insights and convening leaders to preserve and disseminate knowledge about implementing major federal investments, with the goal of building a roadmap for this type of work that can be used by leaders of current and future initiatives.

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